The GOP desire to move on from Trump’s coup attempt is like Claudius wanting to move on from his successful one against Hamlet’s father.
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Tag Archives: William Shakespeare
Comparing Claudius’ and Trump’s Coups
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Condemned to Read Dickens, Austen
A British judge has ordered a white supremacist to read Dickens and Austen. Why these authors.
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Jan. 6 Reenacted “Julius Caesar”
In certain ways, January 6 was a reenactment of “Julius Caesar.” Trump supporters, however, were more Cassius than Brutus.
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The Olympics Owe a Debt to Poetry
The modern Olympics owe a debt to poetry.
i thank You God for most this amazing
In his joyous poem “i thank You God for most this amazing,” e.e. cummings uses his distinctive style in service of expressing God.
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Was Jan. 6 Just Sound and Fury?
Is rightwing militancy in America no more than “sound and fury, signifying nothing”? We can but pray that it is.
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Johnson: Read the Bard, Not Tom Jones
I share the Samuel Johnson chapter from my book-in-progress.
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